Cover for washtubs.



B. RUBISPIERRE.

COVER FOR WASHTUBS.

APPLICATION FILED mm. 9, 1912.

1,098,920, Patented June 2, 191 i COLUMBIA PLANOG'RAPH c0.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

BERNARD RUBISPIERRE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC., OF NEW ASSIGNOR TO THE rivrrnovnn METAL YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COVER FOR WASHTUBS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 9, 1912.

Patented June 2, 1914. Serial No. 735,598.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BERNARD RUBISPIERRE, a citizen of the Republic of France, residing in New York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Covers for Washtubs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved cover for wash tubs, which is made of galvanized sheet metal in place of wood, whereby a more permanent and lasting cover is obtained, which resists in a higher degree the deteriorating influence of moisture and steam exerted on the cover.

For this purpose, the invention consists of a cover for wash-tubs, made of galvanized sheet metal and provided with longitudinal reinforcing ribs for the top and bottomwalls of the cover, said cover being roundedofl' at the front and sides and hinged to a plate attached to a block or strip on the upper rear-wall of the wash-tub.

The invention consists further in an adjustable connection of the cover so as to be applied to wash-tubs of different sizes and to the wall adjacent to the wash-tub.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved wash-tub, having two covers, one for each compartment of the same, Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on line 2, 2, Fig. 1, drawn on a larger scale, Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on line 3, 3, Fig. 2, showing the connection of the cover with the wash-tub, and Fig. 4- is a corresponding sectional View of a modified form of the invention.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the difierent figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, a represents a double wash-tub, and c the covers for the same. Each cover 0 is made of sheet metal preferably galvanized sheet iron, with rounded-off front and side-edges, and straight rearwalls. The top and bottom-walls of the covers are reinforced by means of transverse partitions 0 two adjacent partitions being connected with each other at their upper ends so as to form U-shaped reinforcing stays for the top-Wall, while the partitions c at each side are preferably bent up from the bottom-wall as shown in Fig. 2, rounded-0d side and front edges being made of one piece with the top-wall and soldered to the side partitions 0 Each cover 0 is connected by means of hinges it with a covering piece 6 for the rear-wall of the Wash-tub, the hinges being preferably attached to the top-plate of the cover at points which are reinforced by the U-shaped stays, so as to provide a strong and reliable connection with the top-plate of the cover a. When the wash-tub is located at some distance from the wall, the cover 0 1s hinged to an angular covering-plate (Z having a stay J", said plate being extended over the rear-wall of the wash-tub into a double guide-plate 6 attached to the wall, the angular covering-plate being adjusted toward the stationary guide-plate b by screw-bolts d and screw-nuts d as shown in Fig. 4. The lower plate of the double guideplate Z2 is supported by an angular stay (Z the double guide-plate 6?, and stay 03 being made of sheet metal. The ends Z2 of the covering-plate cl are bent in downward position and extended over the side-walls of the wash-tub so as to prevent the lateral shifting of the covers on the wash-tub as shown in full lines in Fig. 2 and in dotted lines in Fig. 4:- The sheet metal covers described are strong and durable and can be used when closed as a support for placing articles thereon. Moisture, steam, etc., do not affect the covers. WVhen the cover is in open position, the bottom-wall serves for shedding the moisture into the tub, while the space back of the wash-tub is ventilated.

I claim:

1. The combination with a wash-tub, of a cover, an angular covering-plate for the rear-wall of the wash-tub, a hinge-connection between the cover and the covering plate, a double guide-plate attached to the wall and serving as a guide for the covering plate, and means for adjusting the covering plate toward the double guide-plate.

2. The combination of a cover for a washtub, an angular covering plate for the rearwall of the wash-tub, said covering-plate being provided with downwardly-bent ends extending over the side-walls of the tub, a hinge-connection between the cover and covering plate, a double guide-plate attached to the wall, and means for adjusting the covering plate and cover over the space between the wash-tub and the wall.

3. The combination of a wash-tub, an angular covering-plate provided wit-l1 a supporting stay, a cover, a hinge-connection In testimony, that I claim the foregoing between the COVGIIDU- )late and cover a douas m lnventlon I have s1 ned In name 1n 10 o 1 a 7 y ble guide-plate attached to the wall, a stay presence of two subscnbmg wltnesses.

for said uide-plate, and screw-bolts and T nuts betw een the stays of the covering- BEBE ARD RUBISPIERRE' plate and guide-plate for adjusting the cev- YVitnesses:

eating-plate and cover relatively to the wash- PAUL GOEPEL,

tub and walls. JOHN MURTAGH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G. 

